COV-4304
1 November 1854 Penang Cover
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Date
1 November 1854
Description
Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1854 (1 Nov.) entire letter to Bordeaux, marked "via Marseilles", showing on reverse mainly fine framed "penang/Post Paid" d.s. in red, Alexandria British Post Office transit d.s. (7.12), arrival c.d.s. (17.12) and, on face, red Marseilles entry datestamp (26.12) and handstruck "10" (decimes). A very scarce datestamp with less than twenty recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 700-900
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Other recorded marks at Penang
11 marks11 other pre-1854 postal markings of Penang are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Penang FP 1handstampBlack1806–1817
- Penang FP 2handstampBlack1820–1821
- Penang FP 3handstampBlack1826–1836
- Penang FP 4handstampRed1836–1846
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1850
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854–1858
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About this Penang pre stamp cover
COV-4304 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 1 November 1854 bearing the Penang FP 6 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1854 (1 Nov.) entire letter to Bordeaux, marked "via Marseilles", showing on reverse mainly fine framed "penang/Post Paid" d.s. in red, Alexandria British Post Office transit d.s. (7.12), arrival c.d.s. (17.12) and, on face, red Marseilles entry datestamp (26.12) and handstruck "10" (decimes). A very scarce datestamp with less than twenty recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 700-900
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 11016 lot 3 (2011).
1 image of COV-4304 is recorded; the Penang FP 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1855.
Questions about COV-4304
- What is COV-4304?
- COV-4304 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 1 November 1854, bearing the Penang FP 6 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1854 (1 Nov.) entire letter to Bordeaux, marked "via Marseilles", showing on reverse mainly fine framed "penang/Post Paid" d.s. in red, Alexandria British Post Office transit d.s. (7.12), arrival c.d.s. (17.12) and, on face, red Marseilles entry datestamp (26.12) and handstruck "10" (decimes). A very scarce datestamp with less than twenty recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 700-900
- How scarce is the Penang FP 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 6 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-4304?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 11016 lot 3 (2011).
- When was COV-4304 posted?
- COV-4304 is dated 1 November 1854, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 6 (1849–1855).
About this record
This 1 November 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 6 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 11016, lot 3, (2011).